Turkey - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Turkey was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 0.800 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2011.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 0.500
1994 0.600
2002 0.300
2003 0.800
2004 0.300
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.100
2008 0.200
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.100
2014 0.000
2015 0.100
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Turkey was 0.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.00 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 2018.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 3.10
1994 3.70
2002 2.90
2003 4.00
2004 2.50
2005 2.60
2006 1.90
2007 1.50
2008 1.20
2009 1.10
2010 1.00
2011 0.80
2012 0.60
2013 0.50
2014 0.40
2015 0.50
2016 0.30
2017 0.30
2018 0.20
2019 0.50

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Turkey was 2.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.10 in 2003 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 2018.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 12.80
1994 13.10
2002 11.30
2003 13.10
2004 9.10
2005 8.50
2006 7.20
2007 6.10
2008 5.10
2009 4.70
2010 4.60
2011 3.80
2012 3.40
2013 3.00
2014 2.70
2015 2.90
2016 2.30
2017 2.10
2018 1.90
2019 2.70

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates